Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 341 The Dazzling Sword Light
Li Xia could only give a vague guess as to what level his strength could reach.

Ultimately, you only know the truth after you've fought it.

But I'm sure I haven't reached the level of a general or one of the Four Emperors.

According to some intelligence gathered in the hall, those above the level of generals and emperors are already at the fourth rank.

There is a huge, insurmountable chasm, like an island that can be destroyed with a single punch, and a fight that can change the weather.

Changing the geographical environment is commonplace, and most importantly, in the world of One Piece, skill-based combat is merely harassment.

What truly determines victory or defeat is close-quarters combat, where blows land squarely.

In other words, these powerful individuals all hone their physical bodies, possessing astonishing endurance and incredible physical strength.

This type of physically strong individual can truly unleash their full potential.

A third-tier top-level apostle is roughly equivalent to a royal vice-president, but in a real fight, it's uncertain who will live and who will die.

Can Li Xia be considered a top-tier Tier 3 player in the top 100 of the arena?
It's enough, but not quite enough. In terms of combat power, it's definitely enough, but in terms of attributes, it's lacking quite a bit.

"Hmm, one of the stronger lieutenant generals."

Li Xia made a more accurate judgment once again.

"That's alright, at least we won't run into those perverts at this time."

Awoo huddled inside its dragon egg, only its head peeking out as it gazed at the approaching Jaya Island.

Black Charcoal suddenly meowed.

Li Xia and Ao Wu were both stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

The question the kitten asked was actually quite important.

If we consider the timeline, this time we've been given 100 days, which is enough for the story to continue until the end of the Marineford War.

Li Xia's strength was not decisive in the Marineford War, which was one of the most important events in the early stages of the story and even in the entire series.

At least a general's strength is needed to have an impact on the battlefield, and even that impact might not be decisive.

So the kitten asked, since the Apostles' strength is insignificant, even the boss couldn't influence the outcome of the Marineford War.

So what is the significance of this main quest?

"The boss's main mission this time is definitely different from the other apostles. Maybe it was specially customized for the boss by the Temple of Light."

Teacher Ao went online again. He and Li Xia had both thought about this issue and reached a similar conclusion.

"Starting from the Executioner, the boss's settlement in every world has been outstanding. We are also the only SS-level solo guild in the third and fourth tiers."

The boss's evaluation in the Hall of Light is absolutely ridiculously high.

In our situation, ordinary tasks are actually a constraint.

When Cloud of the Brotherhood of Steel first entered the Hall of Fame, he explained to himself that as one's rank increases, the gap between Apostles also widens.

Profit differences of ten to twenty times are commonplace, even though it's still the same world.

However, the dynamic task generation system will ensure that each apostle has a suitable and challenging task.

"As for this strange main quest—"

Teacher Ao smiled slightly, with a calm and detached air that suggested he had seen through everything.

"There are countless original worlds, and who can guarantee that their strength will be sufficient every time in an original world?"

Therefore, the meaning of the hall is quite clear: it's about what kind of answer the apostles can deliver when their strength is insufficient.

This is how Aowu and Li Xia interpret this main quest, which seems to have no primary objective.

"Meow!"

Hei Tan nodded thoughtfully, then looked up again at Jaya Island under the night sky.

Awaken! It's hunting time!

"Hey, Iron Hand Suk, you old codger, you're still alive?"

A burly man with his shirt open, revealing a chest covered in black hair, held a wine glass and shouted:

"I thought you'd died under some widow's crotch."

The dim lighting illuminated the tavern, and the smells of alcohol and food mingled with the stench of smoke and sweat, creating a strange, almost nauseating odor.

A burst of shrill laughter suddenly erupted in the tavern, and people involuntarily looked towards another table.

Iron Hand Suk scratched his head nonchalantly with his right arm, which was covered by an iron glove.

He grinned, revealing jagged, stained teeth, and gave a similarly nasty smile:
"Ah, I've already played that widow to death. Now her daughter, who delivers milk, has taken her place."

It's ridiculous. I told that widow that as long as she cooperated, I would let her daughter go once I got tired of her.

As a result, when I played this widow to death, she was still smiling.

Now I'm telling her daughter that once I'm tired of her, I'll let her mother go.

Suk picked up the glass of wine, which was covered in thick foam, and took a big gulp.

Yellow liquor dripped from the rim of the glass, soaking his chest, but Suk simply wiped his mouth without a care.

Only then, under everyone's gaze, did he give the answer they had been waiting for:

"She believed it too, hahahahahahahaha!"

Cheers erupted in the tavern as the scoundrels, liars, robbers, pirates, and villains raised their glasses.

Let's raise a glass to Suk's crude and simplistic scheme.

Suk became increasingly excited. He jumped onto the table, raised his glass, and shouted loudly:

"For just a thousand Berries, you can play with the widow's milkman daughter; her skin is as smooth as milk."

Who's willing?

The entire tavern was like a powder keg about to explode, growing increasingly heated.

"Oh!"

The door was kicked open, slamming against the wall with a dull thud.

The entire tavern suddenly fell silent. Li Xia glanced around as if the tavern were empty, then walked directly to the tavern owner.

"Whoosh!"

Black Charcoal moved with the speed of a shadow, appearing directly in front of Suk, its sharp claws flashing past in an instant.

Suk felt a chill in his groin, followed by a piercing pain.

He tumbled off the table, clutching his bloodied lower body, spilling countless bottles of liquor, and let out a piercing scream.

Seeing him like this, the atmosphere in the tavern instantly turned icy. They swallowed hard and unconsciously reached for their crotches.

His gaze shifted back and forth between Li Xia and Suk, both draped in naval cloaks.

But then fear was gradually replaced by malice and malice.

navy?!
What's wrong with the Navy?
On this vast ocean, who among those who are known by name hasn't killed a member of the navy?
Li Xia, however, acted as if he hadn't seen anything and stood in front of the tavern owner:
“Someone told me that you are the most skilled information broker on the entire Jaya Island, and there is nothing you don’t know.”

Looking into those indifferent eyes, the tavern owner felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and even began to tremble involuntarily.

"Yes, yes, what...what do you want to ask?"

Li Xia sat down and picked up the glass that the boss had just been wiping; it was quite clean.

The dragon egg immediately acted like a sycophant, manipulating the wine in the cabinet to fall in front of Li Xia.

He even snapped his fingers, causing a few ice crystals to fall into the glass.

The dark red liquor was poured into the glass, with ice cubes floating and tumbling inside.

"Who do you think is the most serious criminal in this tavern?"

The bar owner let out a groan of extreme fear, as if it had only been an ice cave before. But when Li Xia picked up his glass, it was as if a gigantic, terrifying monster, capable of devouring everything, stood before him.

That kind of deep-seated fear was even ten times stronger than when I saw sea kings as a child—no! A hundred times stronger!
His gaze unconsciously searched the tavern, finally settling on one person.

Li Xia paused as she touched the cup to her lips.

"Whoosh!"

All that could be seen was a black shadow, followed by the fluttering of an extremely small, miniature navy cloak.

The word "Justice," clearly handwritten on the back, swells as if it's about to fly out of the cloak.

Black Charcoal had already landed in front of the person the tavern owner was pointing at, and its paw with paw pads landed directly on his head.

"Oh!"

Even though pirates have a constitution that is different from ordinary people, under Kurozumi's heavy blow, this man with a face full of scars still rolled his eyes and collapsed softly to the ground.

Li Xia put down his glass; the drinks here were mostly strong liquor, and the taste wasn't very good.

On the contrary, a soft drink similar to fruit juice tasted quite good.

He poured himself another drink:
"So, what's the second one?"

The tavern owner trembled even more violently, but upon hearing the question, his gaze involuntarily shifted slightly.

"Oh!"

The figure of the black charcoal continued to flicker.

When the second person also fell to the ground, these people finally recovered from their intense shock.

Some people glared menacingly and reached for their waists, while others slowly backed away, moving towards the door.

Li Xia stopped what he was doing, narrowed his eyes, and said thoughtfully:

"Am I mistaken? Is there no clean person in this tavern?"

The tavern owner huddled up, revealing an extremely unpleasant, ingratiating smile.

There are no law-abiding citizens in this tavern; including himself, everyone is involved in shady businesses.

"That makes things simple—"

"Die, you stinking navy!"

"Who do you think you are? Daring to arrest me?"

The frenzied shouts reignited the tavern's fervor, and the thugs, their eyes bloodshot, drew their weapons.

The tip of the gleaming throwing knife flashed with an eerie dark purple light. Then the hammer of the pistol fell, and a round bullet, accompanied by sparks, whistled through the thick fog and flew towards Li Xia.

The axe, raised high, fell towards his forehead.
Some clever people had already turned and rushed out the door. In such a chaotic situation, the crisp sound of a sword instantly pierced through the noise.

A dazzling silver light burst forth before our eyes, eclipsing even the entire tavern.

It lingers on everyone's retina.

"Du"

Li Xia put down his wine glass, and immediately the projectiles, throwing knives, hand axes, crossbow bolts, and other projectiles that had been blocked by the repulsive force and remained suspended in mid-air lost their support and clattered to the ground.

"what!!"

Screams followed immediately as they clutched their unevenly severed legs and howled in agony.

When Tina arrived, she saw ten marines standing at the tavern entrance, weapons in hand, with strange expressions of shock and admiration on their faces.

Inside, people lay scattered all over the floor, with all sorts of broken legs strewn about. People clutching their legs were desperately trying to suppress their agonizing screams.

Seeing Tina's gaze was like seeing a savior; she shouted desperately:

"I'm guilty! Arrest me!"

"I'm a vicious criminal who's committed many crimes! Arrest me first!"

"Wanted criminal, I have a bounty! 600 million Berries, I am a wanted criminal!"

Even with Tina's strong personality, a look of astonishment appeared on her face.

The crisp sound of high heels clicking on the blood-stained wooden floor echoed as Tina tossed her coat, the burgundy suit possessing an eerie harmony in this setting.

She walked up to Li Xia. At that moment, the tavern owner was sitting obediently on a bench like a child just starting school, racking his brains to recall the information he knew about the named criminals on the island.

This includes the major events they accomplished, their key characteristics, and their hiding place.

Black Charcoal and Awoo landed on the counter and diligently took 'statements'.

"Tina was surprised. Even pirates don't usually use this method."

Li Xia poured a glass of juice and pushed it to Tina, who was sitting next to her, with the back of her hand.

“These people don’t even qualify to go to Impel Down; the minimum penalty for their crimes is permanent imprisonment.”

Li Xia twirled the glass in her hand:

"According to the Navy's branch management regulations, I have the right to impose what I consider to be appropriate punishments on criminals who are not qualified to go to Impel Down."

“Tina knew, so Tina wasn’t angry; she was just surprised.”

Tina hesitated for a moment, and then, to the astonishment of her adjutant behind her, she unusually picked up the wine glass that Li Xia had pushed towards her.

She tilted her head back and took a small sip, but then paused for a moment, her beautiful eyebrows curving into a smile.

It's fruit juice.
"Tina's ship will be docked at the pier for a day. I'm leaving this place to you."

Tina stood up again, and without any warning, iron bars emerged from her body, locking the hands of all the pirates.

She raised her gloved left hand and waved it gently in the air:
"Take all these criminals away!"

As for the evidence
The Navy doesn't need evidence to arrest people!
This world even has bizarre beings like the Celestial Dragons, who can do whatever they want and trample on all laws.

Therefore, this is a crazy world, a paradise for the strong and powerful, and a hell for ordinary people.

Li Xia was even willing to get a confession and other evidence from the bar owner, which was already considered very respectable within the Navy.

"Boss, it's all done!"

Aowu and Heitan brought over what looked like a notebook, but was actually a smart computer with a powerful AI that automatically input and organized data.

"This kid is almost telling me about how many times he wet the bed when he was a kid and how he peeked at the neighbor taking a shower."

Overall, it's explained in great detail.

“Good. Let him lead you to capture people during this time. I will stay on this island for three days.”

Li Xia stood up and stretched.

This radical approach is not only to maintain one's public persona, but also to make a statement.

Make a good impression on the naval leadership. Even if a large part of the navy is rotten, there are still a few good old navy men at the top.

For a navy officer like Li Xia who was determined to curb evil, promotion was extremely fast; Smoker was promoted to vice admiral in less than two years.

This is still because Smoker has a bad temper and is too straightforward.

The contribution points allocated to the provincial level can be significantly higher than those allocated to the school level!
Secondly, there is another important reason.

That is... no time!

They chose Jaya Island, and there's also the huge prize of the Marineford War right there in front of them.
Of course, we need to get started!

Time waits for me!

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